SOCOM (series)

SOCOM
The logo of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, the first game in the series. Subsequent titles use a similar logo.
Genres	Third-person shooter, tactical shooter
Developers	Zipper Interactive (2002-2012) Slant Six Games (2007-2010)
Publishers	Sony Computer Entertainment America
Platforms	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Mobile Phone
First release	SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs August 27, 2002
Latest release	SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs April 19, 2011

SOCOM is a series of third-person tactical shooter/real-time tactics video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and one for the Cell Phone created by Zipper Interactive. The title for the series comes from the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) which is a Unified Combatant Command. The games focus on various teams of United States Navy SEALs (an operating component under SOCOM) completing missions with occasional help from other special operations forces from around the world such as the SAS, SBS and GROM.

Games

PlayStation 2

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
• SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
• SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault

PlayStation 3

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
• SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs / SOCOM: Special Forces (PAL regions)

PlayStation Portable

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3

Mobile

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Mobile Ops

Characters

SEALs

SEAL	Fireteam (Team Element)	Appearances
AZTEC	Charlie (Bravo), Bravo (Bravo)	Combined Assault, Tactical Strike
"BOOMER" Hutchins	Alpha (Able), Charlie (Able)	1,2,Combined Assault
Daniel "BRONCO" Street	Bravo (Able in Tactical Strike)	Fireteam Bravo 2, Tactical Strike,Mobile Ops
Bailey "JESTER" Ivarsen	Alpha (Able), (Bravo in SOCOM I, then Able)	1,2,3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
BULLFROG	Charlie (Able)	Combined Assault
KAHUNA	Alpha (Able), Bravo (Bravo)	1, Tactical Strike
Darrel "KILLJOY" Nguyen Flowers	Alpha (Bravo)	3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
Tate "LONESTAR" Rawlins	Bravo (Able)	Fireteam Bravo 1,2&3
RAVEN	Bravo (Bravo)	Fireteam Bravo 3
Raymond "SANDMAN" Stokes	Bravo (Able)	Fireteam Bravo 1,2&3
Davoud "SIMPLE" Ali Khazai	Alpha (Bravo)	3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
Dimone "SPECTER" Freehold	Alpha (Bravo in SOCOM I, then Able)	1,2,3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
TORO	Bravo (Able)	Fireteam Bravo 3
Alex "VANDAL" Harada	Alpha (Bravo), Charlie (Able)	2,Combined Assault
WARDOG	Alpha (Bravo)	2
WINGTIP	Charlie (Bravo)	Combined Assault
Calvin "WRAITH" Hopper	Bravo (Able in Tactical Strike)	Fireteam Bravo 2&3, Tactical Strike, Mobile Recon

Friendlies

Australian SASR

• WALLABY (Tactical Strike)
• SPLINTAX (Tactical Strike)
• ROACH (Tactical Strike)
• WILLY (Tactical Strike)

German KSK

• CYPHER (Tactical Strike)
• MOOSE (Tactical Strike)
• SCHATTEN (Tactical Strike)
• SPIDER (Tactical Strike)

British SAS

• REAVER (SOCOM 2)
• SABRE (SOCOM 2)
• SIERRA (Tactical Strike)
• STREET (Tactical Strike)
• CHARLIE (Tactical Strike)
• ROMEO (Tactical Strike)

French Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale

• VIPER (Tactical Strike)
• RHINO (Tactical Strike)
• MIDNIGHT (Tactical Strike)
• FISH (Tactical Strike)

British SBS

• CHOPPER (SOCOM 3)
• FLASH (SOCOM 3)

Polish GROM

• DEADPAN (SOCOM 3)
• COLDKILL (SOCOM 3)

Spanish UOE

• ACERO (Tactical Strike)
• TAURUS (Tactical Strike)
• SURF (Tactical Strike)
• VARA (Tactical Strike)

Russian SPETZNAZ

• POLARIS (SOCOM 2)
• BLUDSHOT (SOCOM 2)

South Korean 707th Special Missions Battalion

• DOLJUMOK (Tactical Strike)
• BAEKDUSAN (Tactical Strike)
• MAENUNKKAL (Tactical Strike)
• KKANGDAGU (Tactical Strike)

Italian 9° Reggimento d' Assalto Incursori Paracadutisti

• KINGFISHER (Tactical Strike)
• STONE (Tactical Strike)
• GONZO (Tactical Strike)
• MOON (Tactical Strike)

Dutch Korps Commandotroepen

• DIAMOND (Tactical Strike)
• BEPPO (Tactical Strike)
• SPITFIRE (Tactical Strike)
• GHOST (Tactical Strike)

External links

• www.SOCOM.com

References